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Piggybank Monster

Eeek! I accidentally skipped Chinese New Year – theme craft and jumped straight to a Valentine post last week (OoO)”. To make up for that, here is a last minute CNY craft tutorial for all! Welcome the new monster member, the piggybank monster to join the club! (for new readers, you can check out the other members here). So why a piggybank when it’s a serpent year we are expecting? Some of you may have already guessed the answer for that and I’m pretty sure you hit it right, yeap, it’s to store the red pocket allowances you are receiving (if you are eligible or if not, for your kids!) throughout the 15-day celebration. Celebrating or not, everyone can make this cute piggybank to save those loose coins on your hands and start the saving habit from now :D Finally, for those who are celebrating CNY, which is only two days away, Happy Chinese New Year and may the water serpent be good to you! Gong Xi Fa Cai! :D

What you need | Yang anda butuhkan:

Felt | Flanel;

PVC pipe | Pipa PVC;

Cotton (filling) | Kapas (isian);

Ribbon [optional] | Pita [optional];

Scissors | Gunting;

Needle & thread | Jarum & benang;

Handsaw | Gergaji tangan.

Step 1: Get some felt (color of your own liking) and cut out the shapes like image above (I don’t know how to make a pattern properly so everything above is cut using the measure-cut-repeat method; sorry for not being able to provide the exact measurement!)

Step 10: Cut a small piece of rectangle, fold it in half and stitch it (making a bolster-like shape) fill it with some cotton and twirl it. Use some glue or more needle and thread to secure the shape. This will be the piglet’s tail.

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